𝟏𝟑 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐲 ; byler !

tape one - side a (maxine).

(note: italics = flashback, normal = will's recorded voice. contains abuse)

maxine mayfield, where do i even start with you? the little miss perfect of hawkins middle school. you had it all, didn't you? the guy, the friends, the popularity, the money. or at least that's what everyone thought. 

believe it or not, there was a side to little miss perfect that wasn't so perfect. the side she tried so desperately to hide. and if you ask me, you did a pretty good job of hiding it, miss mayfield. until one night. that one night where it all went terribly wrong for you. june 13th 1984. now most of us here will remember that max threw a party that night. 'the party of the century' everyone called it. not for me it wasn't. this was the party that changed my life forever.

"will, hey! thanks so much for coming!" the redhead engulfed the small boy in a hug. "thanks for inviting me, max. your house is so nice." will looked around in awe. "i know right, it's like, totally tubular." lucas said from behind max, wrapping his arms around her waist and kissing her neck. 

will walked into the house, removing himself from that awkward situation. he stared at the huge crowd around him. 'how does max know this many people?' he thought. he searched for a familiar face, someone he could talk to, someone who didn't want to be there as much as him. "will! over here!" he heard someone say and recognised it instantly. that beautiful voice that belonged to the one and only, bill denbrough. "hey bill" the small boy hugged his friend. 

you see, nobody knew that bill and i were dating at the time. but since miss mayfield loves drama, once she found out she couldn't keep her mouth shut.

bill grabbed his boyfriend's hand and led him back to their friends "look who decided to show up!" the tall boy announced to his friends, their faces lighting up at the sight of will. they all loved him so much, yet they all hurt him so badly. "will!" "hey! you made it!" "byers!!" "so good to see you!" the group went around high-fiving and hugging little will. will loved his friends, they made him feel safe and wanted. or at least they used to. "hey will." the small boy turned around and there he was. the best friend, the soulmate. "hi mike."

a few hours and a few cups of 'pure fuel' later, will found himself being led into a closet by his boyfriend. "bill what are you doing and why are we in a clos-"  and before he could finish that sentence, bill's lips were on his. this was will's first kiss, he had no idea what to do. so, for a minute he just stood there, still a little shocked. eventually he got the hang of it, melting into the kiss. he wrapped his arms around the taller boy's neck while bills' were around his waist. both boys were so lost in the beautiful moment of a first kiss, that neither of them heard max coming straight towards the closet.

she swung open the door, horrified by what she saw in front of her. "ew what the fuck!" she shrieked, causing all  the heads to turn and look at them. the boys instantly pulled away, faces bright red with will on the verge of tears. "m-max i-i can explain, it's n-not what it looks like." he spoke softly. "it's fine will, i get it. you're gay." she replied simply, taking another sip from her cup. but little did she know, her half brother billy had come home and heard every word she said.

let me ask you, max. you could have just shut the door and pretended that nothing happened. you didn't have to shout it out that i was gay. so why did you? was it your plan all along to get me out of your perfect little life?

"what the fuck is this shit, maxine!" billy roared. "everyone get out. NOW! party's over." everyone rushed towards the door as fast as they could, not wanting to upset billy even more. billy grabbed will's arm and tore him away from the crowd. "not you, fairy. you're staying right here." 

now everyone had left. it was just the three of them. billy grabed will by the collar of his shirt and shoved him against the wall. "so, maxine here says she's got a little fairy for a friend." he snarled. "i-it's not true, i s-swear!" will tried to sound confident, but the fear in his voice took over. "well maxine doesn't lie, cause she knows what happens when she lies, don't you maxine?" she didn't say anything. she just stood there. looking at will with sorry eyes. "p-please d-don't hurt me." will begged, tears spilling out of his eyes. "don't worry, i'm not going to hurt you, just teach you a lesson." billy mocked with a sickening grin. 

you knew what he was going to do, and you did nothing. and even when he started hurting me, you still did nothing. you just stood there and watched me suffer.

"billy please-"  "shut it maxine!" and with that, he threw will across the room. "get up." "I FUCKING SAID GET UP" he screamed at the frightened boy. will stood up, his body shaking  and his eyes still watering. billy stormed towards will, his fists balled and his face red with anger. he raised his fist and gave will one swift punch to the jaw, followed by another 3 to the head, and kicks to the legs and stomach, sending him to the ground. "please! stop!" "it hurts, it hurts" "i'm sorry! stop, please."  will begged, but it was no use. "max, please! help me! it hurts" "please max, i'm so sorry"  he looked at the girl who did nothing but stand and watch. she watched as her step brother repeatedly hit her friend, all because he was different. all because he loved boys. 

eventually, max couldn't stand it anymore. she couldn't stand will's crying, his screaming from pain, his begging for it to stop, and the desperate pleads for her help. so she turned around, and walked away.

once billy was satisfied with the amount of damage he had done, he stood up and left. "i hope you rot in hell, fag." will laid there on the cold ground, pain rushing through his body, blood emerging from his forehead, nose, lips and ribs, and his voice hoarse from screaming. he laid there unable to move, silently crying to himself; waiting for someone to come and help him. but no one ever did.

so i guess little miss perfect isn't so perfect after all. is she?

a/n: woo chapter one done! did you like it?